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   MUNCIE, Ind. — Police in Muncie are investigating after a 15-year-old died   
   following a shooting Wednesday night.   
      
   The incident was reported around 10 p.m. Aug. 14 at The Latitude Apartments in   
   the 2900 block of North Elgin Street, near East McGalliard Road.   
      
   According to court documents, a woman walking her dog said she heard a loud   
   "boom" and found a person in a bush behind the front office of The Latitude   
   Apartments.   
      
   Responding officers located the teen who had been shot. Court documents say he   
   had gunshot wounds to his head and left leg.   
      
   He was taken in critical condition to Riley Hospital for Children in   
   Indianapolis, where he was pronounced dead.   
      
   The Marion County Coroner's Office identified the deceased as Latajohne   
   Phillips.   
      
   The Muncie Central High School football coach said Phillips was a freshman on   
   the team.   
      
   Thursday afternoon, police announced the arrest of five people in connection   
   to the incident. Those people – a 14-year-old, 16-year-old, 17-year-old and   
   two 19-year-olds – were arrested on preliminary charges of conspiracy to   
   commit robbery resulting    
   in death; aiding, inducing or causing an offense; and obstruction.   
      
   (NOTE: 13News does not name suspects until formal charges have been filed by   
   prosecutors.)   
      
   According to court documents, surveillance video shows a group of six people   
   leaving Elgin Manor Apartments around 9:45 p.m. Wednesday. Approximately 10   
   minutes later, five of the same people can be seen in surveillance video   
   running back toward Elgin    
   Manor Apartments from the direction of The Latitude Apartments.   
      
   Court documents say two minutes after the five people returned, the sixth   
   person is seen walking back into Elgin Manor Apartments from the direction of   
   The Latitude Apartments.   
      
   Officers spoke with a 19-year-old woman, who said she was walking with the   
   group but did not go toward The Latitude Apartments because she "did not trust   
   the situation," so she said she stopped where she was and waited for the males   
   to return.   
      
   According to court documents, the 19-year-old woman told officers that she   
   heard two gunshots and then saw all of the males return with "weird looks on   
   their face." She claims she asked the males what happened, but she told   
   officers that none of the    
   males would tell her.   
      
   Court documents say officers asked the 19-year-old woman who had the gun among   
   those in the surveillance video, and she allegedly pointed at one of the   
   people under 18 years old.   
      
   Dr. Chuck Reynolds, director of public education and CEO of Muncie Community   
   Schools, issued the following statement:   
      
   "Today’s news of the passing of one of our students has stunned many of us   
   in the school district and the community. Our hearts go out to the student’s   
   family and friends as they grieve this terrible loss. Counseling and support   
   services will be    
   available for any students in need of assistance. We appreciate the work of   
   the Muncie Police Department, which continues to investigate this tragic   
   situation."   
      
   Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Muncie Police   
   detectives at 765-747-4867 or dispatch at 765-747-4838.   
      
   Friday morning, Delaware County prosecutor Eric Hoffman shared the following   
   statement with 13News regarding youth violence in Muncie:   
      
   "Muncie does indeed have a juvenile gang problem. The prosecutor’s office   
   has been doing and will continue to do everything we can to stem the tide of   
   gang activity and violence. However, we often run into problems enforcing the   
   law because (1) unlike    
   adults who are arrested, juvenile probation must approve placement in juvenile   
   detention - that permission is not always granted, which creates a revolving   
   door to the juvenile system and (2) unlike adult court, the prosecutor has to   
   have the permission    
   of the juvenile court to file charges. That permission is not always given -   
   both are issues I have asked legislators to address."   
      
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